Pharmacist computer skills and needs assessment survey
Pharmacist computer skills and needs assessment survey
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DOI：
10.2196/jmir.6.1.e11
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发表时间：
2004-01-01
影响因子：
7.4
通讯作者：
Jewesson, PJ
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作者：
Balen, RM;Jewesson, PJ
背景：为了有效地利用技术来提高患者护理水平，药剂师必须具备各种计算机技能。我们最近介绍了一种新的应用信息学计划在这家加拿大医院临床服务单位，以提高我们的成员的信息技能。目的：这项研究进行了更好地了解基线计算机技能和需求，我们的医院药师立即实施应用信息学计划。方法：在2001年5月，一份包含84个问题的书面调查通过邮件分发给我们位于不列颠哥伦比亚省温哥华的多中心、1500张床位、急性成人三级护理加拿大教学医院的106名执业医院药剂师。在两周的研究期内返回了58份调查（占总数的55%）。调查结果反映了具有广泛药学实践经验的持牌BSC和PharmD医院药剂师的意见。大多数答复者在家里都有个人电脑，并经常在工作环境中使用电脑进行药物分发、信息管理和通信。很少有应答者报告有使用手提电脑的经验。软件使用经验因应用而异。虽然病人护理信息软件和电子邮件是常用的，与电子表格，统计和演示软件的经验是微不足道的。受访者熟悉互联网搜索引擎，据报道这些是在线查找临床信息的最常见方法。虽然许多答复者认为自己一般都能掌握计算机知识，但并不是大多数人认为他们特别担心使用计算机，需要更多的培训才能达到他们所期望的计算机知识水平。普遍不熟悉与计算机有关的术语。自我报告的基本计算机技能通常处于中等水平，并根据任务而变化。具体来说，受访者认为他们操作文件、使用软件帮助功能和安装软件的能力较低，但认为他们访问和浏览互联网的能力较高。受访者普遍知道他们可以获得哪些在线资源，临床药理学是最常用的参考资料。在预期需求方面，大多数药剂师认为他们需要升级计算机技能。医学数据库和互联网搜索技能被认为是最需要改进的。结论：大多数药剂师认为他们需要提高自己的计算机技能。医学数据库和互联网搜索技能被确定为最需要改进的，以提高实践的有效性。
Background: To use technology effectively for the advancement of patient care, pharmacists must possess a variety of computer skills. We recently introduced a novel applied informatics program in this Canadian hospital clinical service unit to enhance the informatics skills of our members.Objective: This study was conducted to gain a better understanding of the baseline computer skills and needs of our hospital pharmacists immediately prior to the implementation of an applied informatics program.Methods: In May 2001, an 84-question written survey was distributed by mail to 106 practicing hospital pharmacists in our multi-site, 1500-bed, acute-adult-tertiary care Canadian teaching hospital in Vancouver, British Columbia.Results: Fifty-eight surveys (55% of total) were returned within the two-week study period. The survey responses reflected the opinions of licensed BSc and PharmD hospital pharmacists with a broad range of pharmacy practice experience. Most respondents had home access to personal computers, and regularly used computers in the work environment for drug distribution, information management, and communication purposes. Few respondents reported experience with handheld computers. Software use experience varied according to application. Although patient-care information software and e-mail were commonly used, experience with spreadsheet, statistical, and presentation software was negligible. The respondents were familiar with Internet search engines, and these were reported to be the most common method of seeking clinical information online. Although many respondents rated themselves as being generally computer literate and not the majority believed they particularly anxious about using computers, required more training to reach their desired level of computer literacy. Lack of familiarity with computer-related terms was prevalent. Self-reported basic computer skill was typically at a moderate level, and varied depending on the task. Specifically, respondents rated their ability to manipulate files, use software help features, and install software as low, but rated their ability to access and navigate the Internet as high. Respondents were generally aware of what online resources were available to them and Clinical Pharmacology was the most commonly employed reference. In terms of anticipated needs, most pharmacists believed they needed to upgrade their computer skills. Medical database and Internet searching skills were identified as those in greatest need of improvement.Conclusions: Most pharmacists believed they needed to upgrade their computer skills. Medical database and Internet searching skills were identified as those in greatest need of improvement for the purposes of improving practice effectiveness.